White-Collar Defense
The White-Collar Defense Blog highlights recent developments and analysis from white-collar cases around the country, including healthcare fraud, procurement fraud, cryptocurrency fraud, computer fraud, securities fraud, commodities fraud, import fraud, insider trading, investment fraud, and money laundering.
United States v. Sterlingov: D.C. Circuit Affirms Bitcoin Fog Convictions, Upholds Chainalysis Evidence
On September 25, 2026, the D.C. Circuit affirmed every conviction and the 150-month sentence of Bitcoin Fog operator Roman Sterlingov. The court upheld venue built on an undercover transaction, approved Chainalysis Reactor evidence without peer review or a known error rate, rejected a demand for Reactor's source code, and placed the burden of separating commingled funds on the defendant.